Journal
HYDROBIOLOGIA
Volume 461, Issue -, Pages 55-62Publisher
KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012717200362
Keywords
symbiosis; sponges; biotechnology
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In recent years, a large diversity of sponge-microbe associations has been described: sponges can harbour archaea, eubacteria (including cyanobacteria), microalgae, fungi and probably also protozoa. The current paper gives, a brief overview of the different types of associations and describes the potential influence of symbiotic micro-organisms on bioprocess design for the biotechnological production of sponge-associated natural compounds. It is concluded that the presence of microsymbionts may further complicate the already tedious development of sponge culturing techniques.
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